Fire Station and Fall Festival

Friday was Ella first "field trip". Granted it was a walk down the street to the fire station. Still qualifies as an official field trip. She asked if i would come, so i did. I was a little late so i caught up to the end of the line and decided i would tell her i was there later. She was in the middle of the line and i was back by Gio. Giovanni was his name. He doesn't look like the Giovanni i had pictured. A bigger boy and brown as Ella would say. I had pictured a petite Italian. Anyway, i make conversation. The thought of making that walk without chatting would have been torture. We are passing the dentist office downtown. I look to Gio and say "would you like to go to the dentist? i am sure it would be more fun than the fire station. You don't really want to go to the fire station do you?" he shook his head and said " i don't like dentist" i assured him i didn't like dentist either. In an attempt to get a smile i said "are you sure you don't want to just go to the dentist?" He finally looked up and said "no, i don't like the dentist. When i go to the dentist he won't ever give me gold teef". Your dentist won't give you gold teeth? HAHAHHAA. I told him mine wouldn't either. Now considering asking for some. :) We moved on and i asked him if he wanted to stop in the barber shop for a haircut. He already had a haircut planned for after school. A mohawk, he said. I saw him and his two brothers later at the fall festival, they all had mohawks. :) We arrive at the fire station and the kids get seated. Ella looks around and finally spots me. They talked about what to do in a fire and then toured the fire truck. Back to school. I walked with Ella and Terri, her BFF, on the way back. We had a good time and got in just as it started to rain. Snack time. I stayed and helped Ella and Leyton, the little boy that sits beside her, make their graham cracker firetrucks and then i had to get back home. I got everything ready for Friday night. Ella wanted to skip gymnastics to attend the fall festival. I didn't mind that she just wanted to have fun. Since Eric wasn't home yet i recruited Melissa to come with us. The kids had a blast. Ella was running all over saying hello to all the kids she knew from school. It was so funny watching her. She would come and get Jack and take him to meet a classmate and then return for John. She wanted to take Ben but i told her i thought he was a little heavy for her to carry all over. Eric arrived and Ella got her face painted. We had pizza and ice cream and then did the cake walk a few times. John came so close but no wins. Home for bedtime! It was a fun day.